JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK IN THE CRETACEOUS SEA…. PART 1
AAAS SCIENCE TELLS US ABOUT NANIOUTEUTHUS haggarti: “the largest invertebrate ever described,” an octopus that makes even the sea-monster krakens of legend seem playful. What’s more, the 23 April 2026 … Continue reading
PUMPING URANIUM?
QUENTIN SEPTER EXPRESSES “DEEP UNEASE” in AAAS Science, April 23, 2026: “A push to expand mines that use fluids to extract uranium from aquifers is raising concerns about groundwater pollution.” … Continue reading
FROM MOTHER EARTH TO YOUR CAR’S TANK; SLEUTHING ADDED PART 2
MOLLY BOIGON GOT US OFF TO A GOOD START with her “Fluctuating Fuel Costs: How Refiners, Retailers and Regulators Set the Price at the Pump.” We continue today in Part … Continue reading
FROM MOTHER EARTH TO YOUR CAR’S TANK; SLEUTHING ADDED PART 1
IT’S QUITE THE COMPLEX TRIP from Mother Earth’s petroleum resources to the fuel tank of your car, the diesel truck delivering your goods, or the airliner transporting you one place … Continue reading
EDUCATING US ALL ABOUT A.I. PART 2
IN PART 1, CHANCELLOR MARIE LYNN MIRANDA’S Science Editorial promoted educating us all about optimizing our use of A.I. Today in Part 2, we offer examples of why this is … Continue reading
EDUCATING US ALL ABOUT A.I. PART 1
“THE GREATEST RISK is not that A.I. will eliminate jobs, but that its benefits will accrue unevenly.” This, writes Marie Lynn Miranda, Chancellor of the University of Illinois, Chicago, in … Continue reading
SCOUT THE SCAM!
THANKS TO ANNABELLE MILLER, AN AMBASSADOR GIRL SCOUT of Greater Los Angeles, “Scout the Scam” enriches our knowledge of three crucial things: A.I. images, cookies, and online scams. This and … Continue reading
ON PLASTICS PART 2
YESTERDAY, ZOË SCHLANGER’S REVIEW OF BETH GARDINER’S PLASTIC INC got us ankle-deep in plastic bits. Today we explore the environmental aspects of this, quite apart from the squishiness. Health Aspects. … Continue reading
ON PLASTICS PART 1
TWO QUITE DISSIMILAR THINGS got me thinking about plastics: The first was “The Japanese Have A Word For It,” here at SimanaitisSays, April 3, 2026. The particular word is mottainai … Continue reading
I REALLY LIKE THAT SONG TOO, FROGGIE
HERE’S A TANTALIZING TITLE FOR A TECHNICAL PAPER: “Humans Share Acoustic Preferences With Other Animals,” by Logan S. James et al., AAAS Science, March 19, 2026. Science editor Sacha Vignieri … Continue reading
